Theory of Adaptive Structures

Theory of Adaptive Structures provides the basic theory for controlling adaptive structures in static and dynamic environments. It synthesizes well-established theories on modern control as well as statics and dynamics of deformable bodies. Discussions concentrate on the discrete parameter adaptive structures dealing with actuator placement, actuator selection, and actuation computation problems - keeping these structures at close proximity of any chosen nominal state with the least energy consumption. An introduction to the distributed parameter adaptive structures is also provided
The book follows that modern trend in research and industry striving to incorporate intelligence into engineered products through microprocessors that are becoming smaller, faster, and cheaper at astounding rates. Not using them in engineered products may become an enormous liability
Resulting from the advances in materials technology on sensors and actuator technologies as well as the availability of very powerful and reliable microprocessors, there is an ever-increasing interest in actively controlling the behavior of engineering systems. Engineers and engineering scientists must revive and broaden their activities to maximize applications for predicting and controlling the behavior of deformable bodies.
Topics include:An introduction to adaptive structure Incremental excitation-response relations in static and dynamic case Active control of response in static cas Statically determinate adaptive structure Statically indeterminate adaptive structure Active vibration control for autonomous and non-autonomous case Active control against win Active control against seismic load Distributed parameter adaptive structure
The technology of adaptive structures has created an environment where the analysis, not the computation, of structural response - du